At the closing ceremony, the 26th Havana Film Festival NY honored the winning films with the Havana Star Prize, awarding Best Film to The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador).
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26th Havana Film Festival NY Havana Star Prize Winners – Ana Cristina Barragan’s ‘The Ivy (Hiedra)’ Wins Best Film
The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán
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73rd Sydney Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Australian Premiere of Selina Miles’ ‘Silenced’
Jennifer Robinson in Silenced by Selina Miles | photo by Michael Latham The 73rd Sydney Film Festival set to take place 3-14 June 2026, launched its program lineup of 248 films from 81 countries.
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and ‘A Life Illuminated’ Take Top Wins at 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson-Hernandez If I Go Will They Miss Me won the Best Narrative Feature, and A Life Illuminated won Best Documentary Feature – the top prizes in the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival,
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Mehrnoush Alia’s ‘1001 Frames’ to Make Hometown Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival
1001 Frames by Mahsa Rezaei (credit Hamed Hosseini Sangar) 1001 Frames, the feature directorial debut of Brooklyn-based and Iranian-American filmmaker Mehrnoush Alia, will make its hometown New York premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Colman Domingo (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Colman Domingo will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50).
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69th San Francisco Film Festival Winners – Filipiñana, How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps, Salvation Take Top Awards
Filipiñana by Rafael Manuel The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival revealed the winners of the Golden Gate Awards, with Filipiñana, directed by Rafael Manuel, winning the New Directors Award.
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29th Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘A Mosquito In The Ear’
A Mosquito In The Ear by Nicola Rinciari The 29th Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), themed “The Invitation” and taking place May 29-June 7, 2026, revealed the lineup of films from 30 countries.
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Cannes Classics Unveils Lineup with ‘A Life, A Manifesto’ Bruce and Laura Dern, Guillermo del Toro
Michèle Firk, A Life, A Manifesto (Une vie manifeste) by Jean-Gabriel Périot © RR A Life, A Manifesto, a documentary on Michèle Firk, film critic, The Golden Age by Bérenger Thouin, along with Bruce and Laura Dern, Guillermo del Toro, are among the Official Selection for the Cannes Classics program of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 12 to May 23, 2026
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Darren Aronofsky to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival
Darren Aronofsky (Darren Aronofsky /courtesy Locarno Film Festival) Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky will be honored with the Pardo d’Onore at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 5 to 15, 2026.
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Lorena Luciano’s ‘Nuns vs. the Vatican’ Wins DocLands Documentary Film Festival’s Audience Choice Award
Nuns vs. the Vatican: Director Lorena Luciano, Producer Filippo Piscopo, Protagonist Barbara Dorris and SNAP Representative Mary Dispenza; conversation moderated by Anne Barrett-Doyle, co-director of Bishop Accountability and co-founder of the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors | Photo © Allison Levenson The 2026 DocLands Documentary Film Festival wrapped on Sunday, with the Audience Choice Award going to director Lorena Luciano for Nuns vs. the Vatican.
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30th American Black Film Festival Unveils Showcase Film Sections Lineup Featuring Jill Scott, Glynn Turman, Tabitha Brown
Crossroads by Horane Henry The 2026 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) revealed the Non-Competitive Showcase Film sections lineup, including Voices Of Culture, African Stories, and AI x XR Storytelling.
